Definitions for school shooting
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1. school shootingnoun

   A shooting which takes place in a school.

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1. School shooting

   A school shooting is an armed attack at an educational institution, such as a primary school, secondary school, high school or university, involving the use of a firearm. Many school shootings are also categorized as mass shootings due to multiple casualties. The phenomenon is most widespread in the United States, which has the highest number of school-related shootings, although school shootings have taken place elsewhere in the world. According to studies, factors behind school shooting include easy access to firearms, family dysfunction, lack of family supervision, and mental illness among many other psychological issues. Among the topmost motives of attackers were: bullying/persecution/threatened (75%) and revenge (61%), while 54% reported having numerous reasons. The remaining motives included an attempt to solve a problem (34%), suicide or depression (27%), and seeking attention or recognition (24%).Especially in the United States, school shootings have sparked a political debate over gun violence, zero tolerance policies, gun rights and gun control.

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1. school shooting

   A mass shooting that takes place at a school. Congressional Research Service definition: "a multiple homicide incident in which four or more victims are murdered with firearms, within one event, and in one or more locations in close proximity."

   School shootings are akin to workplace shootings, in that they frequently involve a grudge. Both are types of mass shootings.

   
   

   Submitted by anonymous on June 12, 2018  

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of school shooting in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of school shooting in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of school shooting in a Sentence

1. Ryan Deitsch:

   It's a shame when Joaquin Oliver sink so low that Joaquin Oliver comeback plan is to make fun of school shooting survivors for speaking out.

2. Melissa Platero:

   We assume our number one priority should be our education, and that’s relatively correct, but if your first thought after a school shooting is… ‘How am I going to study for my final today?’ That’s (a problem.).

3. Morgan Molsbee:

   After our school shooting, it was hard to talk about it, at first going to school after (that) was scary. You have to move on from it and the teachers will help you.

4. Freedom Caucus:

   This kind of hateful rhetoric from an elected official is exactly why tragedies such as the Covenant Christian School shooting in Nashville occurred.

5. Jack Taylor:

   Our hearts and minds go out to the families of the victims of the Oxford School shooting, and we just want to continue to help in any way we can.

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/School_Shooting
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_Shooting